today he is going to parts of new york city. he will talk to people there, talk to first-responders. here's what the president said yesterday about his administration's response to superstorm sandy. >> people are still going through a really tough time. the response hasn't been perfect but it's been aggressive and strong and fast and robust and a lot of people have been helped because of it. >> reporter: been a busy week for the president. he had meets here at the white house with business leaders, with labor leaders, talking about the fiscal cliff. he had a press conference yesterday. he is doing a storm recovery trip today. as you've been talking about on your show, gregg, this is in the shadow of benghazi libya hearings and the petraeus testimony live on capitol hill. gregg: the president said, strong, robust and fast is the response. i'm not sure a lot of new yorkers and folks that live in new jersey feel that way. what about local lawmakers? >> reporter: right. for many people in new york and new jersey the lights are not b